The Best and Worst Departments to Work for Now

Thanks to the stimulus package, many sectors of government are seeing a huge boost in job creation. On the other hand, some departments are having massive layoffs. Straight from the headlines to you, an index of sectors and areas that are hiring, and a list of states and departments that are laying people off.

Nobody, not even the Administration, is able to predict the exact number of jobs created in the government in each area. What we can do, however, is take bits and pieces from current events and legislation, to form an educated estimate.

With the articles below, you can see which areas will be the most heavily funded for job creation. The best departments and agencies are heavily funded by the economic stimulus bill. They include public works and energy projects. They also fund many federal programs and departments.